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19TH CENTURY
Details
A ROCK CRYSTAL MYTHICAL BEAST-FORM VESSEL AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The animal carved as a bixie, with the body and shell of a tortoise and the head of a dragon, with two loose ring handles suspended from the neck and tail, its cylindrical cover surmounted by a bird grasping a leafy branch, with an incised four-character mark to the base.
4 in. (10.1 cm.) high, wood stand
19TH CENTURY
The animal carved as a bixie, with the body and shell of a tortoise and the head of a dragon, with two loose ring handles suspended from the neck and tail, its cylindrical cover surmounted by a bird grasping a leafy branch, with an incised four-character mark to the base.
4 in. (10.1 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
The Fryers Collection of Chinese Art
By repute, with René Kitchen Ltd. London, purchased 30 April 1975
By repute, with René Kitchen Ltd. London, purchased 30 April 1975
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